Last chance to support ITS UK study into the size of the ITS sector
Earlier this year, ITS UK launched a study to understand the size of the intelligent transport systems (ITS) sector in the UK. The study aims to help understand the economic value (GVA), jobs and investment created by the industry at a national level. Working with independent analysts Capital Economics, they are asking organisations in the sector […]
Zipcar to cease UK operations
Zipcar has announced that is proposing to cease operations in the UK, subject to formal consultation with affected employees, by the end of the month. As many national news outlets have reported, the US-based company, which is owned Avis Budget, informed its 650,000 members that it would temporarily suspend new bookings after 31 December. Zipcar […]
ADEPT: UK heading for gridlock in the face of rapid roadwork growth
New research from Causeway Technologies the digital construction and maintenance technology provider, shows the UK is heading for roadwork gridlock in the face of rapid infrastructure upgrades, increasing road usage and poor cross-industry collaboration. The report has been developed in partnership with The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). Data from digital road […]
Minister commits to digital transport future
The Government is promising to pin its transport policy around technology and to make the UK a leader in future mobility and decarbonisation. Roads Minister George Freeman told the Transport Ticketing Global event in London his focus is on three-Ds – Disconnection, Digitalisation and Decarbonisation. This involves getting public transport more widely available to people, […]
Driverless vehicle in 230-mile Grand Drive
A driverless Nissan car has driven from Cranfield in Bedforshire to Sunderland in the longest autonomous vehicle test in the UK so far. The Nissan Leaf’s “Grand Drive” involved negotiating country lanes with few or no road markings as well as junctions, roundabouts and motorways. The vehicle was able to change lanes, merge and stop […]